Old Times There Are Not Forgotten: The Redistributionist Legacy of Southern Populism

• In Event: Policy Design & Political Development in State & Nation

Brief Overview

This article examines the roots of variation in redistribution and public goods provision among states in the US South in the early 20th century. It argues that legacies of social mobilization from the late 19th century can explain the divergence.

Author

• Daniel Blinderman, University of Michigan